7 video games/genres that are played OUT

You know the type – the superstar ball player who could have retired on top of his game but wanted more money and retired because he couldn’t keep up. There are a ton of one-hit wonders who made a killer song and fade and end up selling jet skis or Kirby vacuum cleaners.

In the world of video games, there are some games/genres that have truly overstayed their welcome. Sure, they were all that back in the day (that phrase is a throwback) but that retro feel has faded.

Here are a few video games/genres that need to be put out to the pasture:

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Fighting games? Fighting games!? I mean, C’mon! Shooters are overplayed, sure, but there are different types of shooters. Borderlands 2, Call of Duty and Battlefield 3 are all different in their own sense. UMvC3 and Street Fighter 4 are different kinds of games, and both are majorly different than their predecessor. Dark Souls and Skyrim both bring different RPG elements to each respective game. Each game is different. Saying each shooter is the same of like saying apples and oranges are the same merely because they are fruits.

Congratulations on eliminating nearly every modern gaming genre. Enjoy playing Mario for the next 30 years. Seriously, I get that these genres get “tired out” by bad games, but the simple solution is just don’t play the BAD games, not OH MY GOD STOP MAKING THIS GENRE BECAUSE ALL THE GAMES ARE BAD. Seriously, how do people who base their “journalistic” articles in hyperbole get paid for being so bad at writing?

Agreed except for Skyrim. Most games and “sequels” are just recyclings from the previos starter game. Borderlands 2. Not to mention pre-quels lol God of War Ascension and GOW:Judgement. Its not reviewers @ fault for poor sales. ITS THE STUDIOS. The video game industry is in dire need of a video game financial crisis or they will keep scamming people with 3rd rate tired out formulas.

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I’m still waiting for a zombie game that features the original slow moving zombies where the focus is more on survival and stealth as opposed to just wasting hordes of fast moving zombie look-alikes.
Why hasn’t this been done?!?